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ForAdultsOnly!TheBlueBookisareproductionofthemostfamousguidebooktoNewOrleanssbrothels.Publishedfrom1909to1915byformerpolicereporterBillyStruve,theBlueBookpromisedtoputthestrangeronaproperandsafepath.ThisfascinatinglookatNewOrleansintheearly1900s,alphabeticallyliststhewomenincategorieswhite,octaroon,colored,andlatearrivals.ItalsoincludesalistofthenamesofwomenentertainerswhowereemployedinthedancehallsandcabaretsintheStoryvilledistrictcloseddownbythegovernmentin1917theonlydistrictofitskindsetasideforthefastwomenbylaw.ApplewoodAfterDarksfaithfulfacsimile,reproducedfromanoriginalcopyownedbyJudithLafitteofOctaviaBooks,includesalloftheoriginaladvertisements,includingthoseforalcoholicbeverages,cigars,andlegalcounsel.Also,inthebook,we’veleftasimplecheckmark,aneditorialcommentmadebyapreviousowner.